Well Go USA will inject timeless horror into your holidays this year with their upcoming Blu-ray / DVD releases of Phantasm: Ravager and Phantasm: Remastered. Place them under your tree and keep an eye out for flying Sentinel spheres coming down your chimney this December.
Press Release: PLANO, TEXAS. (October 31, 2016) – Well Go USA Entertainment brings two terrifying installments in the cult favorite Phantasm series from legendary writer/director Don Coscarelli when the fifth installment in the franchise PHANTASM: RAVAGER and the original PHANTASM: REMASTERED debut on Blu-ray™and DVD December 6.
David Hartman (Transformers Prime, Roughnecks: Starship Troopers) is the first new director of a film in the popular Phantasm series history with PHANTASM: RAVAGER, which features the entire original cast including Reggie Bannister – a veteran of all five films – A. Michael Baldwin, Bill Thornbury, and Kat Lester. Angus Scrimm takes up his iconic role as the terrifying Tall Man for the fifth and final time.
PHANTASM: REMASTERED presents Mike, Jody, Reggie, and the Tall Man as they’ve never been seen before. For the first time in high-definition, follow the trio in the remastered original classic that started it all, in which two brothers discover their local mortuary hides a legion of hooded killer dwarfs, a flying drill-ball, and the demonic mortician who enslaves the souls of the damned.
PHANTASM: RAVAGER Synopsis:
After battling with the Tall Man in Phantasm: Oblivion, a battered Reggie wanders through the desert in search of his missing friend, Mike. After recovering his 1971 Hemi ‘Cuda, Reggie is targeted by two of the Tall Man’s Sentinel Spheres and destroys them. He awakens suddenly to find himself sitting in a wheelchair pushed by none other than the elusive Mike! Although overjoyed by their reunion, Reggie is in this alternate dimension an aged and weary old patient in a psychiatric ward. And only he remembers their battled and bloodied past with the Tall Man. Reggie must travel between dimensions and discern what is reality in order to confront the mysteries at the heart of a decades-long struggle against evil. He is met with new and familiar faces along the way, and an epic showdown on the Tall Man’s home world awaits!PHANTASM: RAVAGER Bonus Material Includes:
- Audio Commentary with Director David Hartman and Writer & Producer Don Coscarelli
- Behind the Scenes
- Deleted Scenes
- Giant Dwarf
- Escape from Dawn’s Cabin
- Cuda vs Sphere
- Phuntasm: Bloopers & Outtakes
PHANTASM: RAVAGER has a runtime of approximately 86 minutes and is not rated.
PHANTASM: REMASTERED Synopsis:
At a funeral, Mike (Michael Baldwin), watches as a tall mortician clad in black (Angus Scrimm) tosses the unburied coffin into a waiting hearse as if it were nothing. Seeking the truth behind this unusual sight, Mike breaks into the mortuary, where he comes face-to-face with the sinister Tall Man. After barely managing to escape with his life, Mike enlists the help of his brother, Jody (Bill Thornbury), and their friend Reggie (Reggie Bannister). Together they set out to uncover the secrets of the Tall Man and those who dwell in his hellish world.PHANTASM: REMASTERED Bonus Material Includes:
- Audio Commentary with Director Don Coscarelli and cast members Michael Baldwin, Angus Scrimm, & Bill Thornbury
- Graveyard Cars
- Interviews from 1979 with Don Coscarelli and Angus Scrimm
- Deleted Scenes
PHANTASM: REMASTERED has a runtime of approximately 90 minutes and is rated R for nudity, violence and intense scenes.
PHANTASM: RAVAGER PHANTASM: RAVAGER Blu-ray DVD Catalog #: WGU01767B Catalog #: WGU01766D UPC Code: 812491017678 UPC Code: 812491017661 Pre-Order Date: 11/1/2016 Pre-Order Date: 11/1/2016 SLP: $29.98 SLP: $24.98
PHANTASM: REMASTERED PHANTASM: REMASTERED Blu-ray DVD Catalog #: WGU01761B Catalog #: WGU01760D UPC Code: 812491017616 UPC Code: 812491017609 Pre-Order Date: 11/1/2016 Pre-Order Date: 11/1/2016 SLP: $29.98 SLP: $24.98 ABOUT WELL GO USA ENTERTAINMENT
Well Go USA Entertainment (www.wellgousa.com) is a theatrical and home entertainment distribution label that specializes in bringing top content, including the best in Action, Genre and Independent films from the US and around the world, to North America, Latin America, Asia, and Europe. As a leader in independent film distribution, Well Go’s titles can be seen across a variety of platforms, including theatrical, digital, subscription and cable VOD, packaged media and broadcast television. Well Go USA Entertainment’s corporate headquarters is in Plano, Texas, with offices in Taiwan and China.
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